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Helpful

Furnishing help; giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary.

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Accommodating 84% connected

of Accommodate

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Accommodating 84% connected

of Accommodate

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Adjuvant 84% connected

A substance added to an immunogenic agent to enhance the production of antibodies.

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Adjuvant 84% connected

A substance added to an immunogenic agent to enhance the production of antibodies.

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Assistive 84% connected

Lending aid, helping.

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Assistive 84% connected

Lending aid, helping.

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Attending 84% connected

of Attend

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Attending 84% connected

of Attend

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Implemental 84% connected

Pertaining to, or characterized by, implements or their use; mechanical.

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Implemental 84% connected

Pertaining to, or characterized by, implements or their use; mechanical.

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Instrumental 84% connected

Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; as, he was instrumental in conducting the bus…

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Instrumental 84% connected

Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; as, he was instrumental in conducting the bus…

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Ministrant 84% connected

Performing service as a minister; attendant on service; acting under command; subordinate.

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Ministrant 84% connected

Performing service as a minister; attendant on service; acting under command; subordinate.

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Reformative 84% connected

Forming again; having the quality of renewing form; reformatory.

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Reformative 84% connected

Forming again; having the quality of renewing form; reformatory.

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Reformatory 84% connected

Tending to produce reformation; reformative.

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Reformatory 84% connected

Tending to produce reformation; reformative.

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Right-hand 84% connected

Situated or being on the right; nearer the right hand than the left; as, the right-hand side, room, or road.

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Right-hand 84% connected

Situated or being on the right; nearer the right hand than the left; as, the right-hand side, room, or road.

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Steadying 84% connected

of Steady

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Steadying 84% connected

of Steady

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Subservient 84% connected

Fitted or disposed to subserve; useful in an inferior capacity; serving to promote some end; subordinate; hence, servile, truckling.

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Subservient 84% connected

Fitted or disposed to subserve; useful in an inferior capacity; serving to promote some end; subordinate; hence, servile, truckling.

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Useful 66% connected

Full of use, advantage, or profit; producing, or having power to produce, good; serviceable for any end or object; helpful toward advancing any purpo…

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Useful 66% connected

Full of use, advantage, or profit; producing, or having power to produce, good; serviceable for any end or object; helpful toward advancing any purpo…

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Utile 66% connected

Profitable; useful.

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Utile 66% connected

Profitable; useful.

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